Fresh Mint Lemon Hummus Recipe
Mint Lemon Hummus Recipe is refreshing, and it’s so easy to make your own hummus with garbanzo beans. Delicious served with crunchy vegetables and a few crisp crackers!
“Early summer days are a jubilee time for birds. In the fields, around the house, in the barn, in the woods, in the swamp — everywhere love and songs and nests and eggs,” said E.B. White.
Yes, I’ve been getting up at 5 am these past 2 weeks. I love summer, and the birds are here to remind me to not waste a minute of the day!
Mint Lemon Hummus Recipe
Just in time for summer, this Fresh Mint Lemon Hummus Recipe, so delightful served on a charcuterie platter, or with a side of crunchy veggies. If you want to venture into making crostini, this Peach Ricotta Crostini is another favorite!
The perfect snack, or a lovely appetizer for guests.
Do you ever make your own hummus? I sometimes forget how easy it is, and reach for store-bought. You may want to try my Black Bean Hummus or Spicy Avocado Hummus (with cheesy quesadillas). Yes!
Best hummus recipe
For summer, add in lemon and mint … so fresh and good.
With this Mint and Lemon Hummus recipe, serve with a side of veggies, or you can even take a potato peeler and peel zucchini and cucumber slices to roll up with hummus inside. This is a great party idea (photos coming soon).
We had our first heat wave over the weekend. It’s easy to want to hunker down inside near the air conditioner, but guess what? We don’t have an A/C! That’s right! Here in central Oregon, it’s the high desert so the nights really cool off. Even thought it’s 90 degrees during the day, we’ve learned to always bring a sweater or to pack layers if we’re heading out. Or, on our back patio, just move in closer to one another around our little fire :)
In the meantime, not only am I listening to the early-morning birds, but also watching squirrels chase up and down the trees in the late afternoon … everywhere, love and songs, nests and eggs.
Thank you E.B. for the wonderful reminder of summer.
Get the Recipe:
Mint Lemon Hummus Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cashew pieces, toasted
- 1 cup mint leaves
- 1/2 large lemon, juiced and zested, plus zest to garnish
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 2 tsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp garlic, lightly browned in 3 Tbsp olive oil
- Additional 1/4 c olive oil
- 1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 Tbsp tahini
Instructions
- In small pan, heat 3 Tbsp olive oil on medium-low heat. When hot, add garlic and stir until golden brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In food processor, combine all ingredients—toasted cashews, browned garlic, mint, salt, lemon, tahini, olive oil, and pepper—and pulse until smooth.
- Serve with crackers and veggies!
More hummus recipes: Instant Hummus in a Jar [Foodie with Family] and Horseradish Hummus [Melanie Makes].
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This would have been great but 2tsp is way too much salt. Now I feel like I wasted time and food it’s too salty to eat :/
It’s a 1/2 tsp of KOSHER salt, not 2 tsp. Be sure to get low or no salt garbanzo beans and rinse them. This is so incredibly delicious, a favorite in our house now!
I can never turn down a good hummus! Love this flavor combination :)
This looks delicious, and it’s a good one to add to your charcuterie platters too!